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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3632188, member: 88829&quot;]That&#039;s easy.&nbsp; I have more than 50 denarii of J Domna, ditto for each of the Faustinas, 4 20-coin pages for Helena, 3 for Gal Valeria, etc.&nbsp; When I need to check out a particular reverse type I need to do a quick scan of the coins on the pages.&nbsp; If each one was buried in a paper envelope It would take a LOT more time to find each coin I want to study.&nbsp; On pages I can group them according to various paramenters and get right to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s what I was referring to when I mentioned typological studies.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of that pales in comparison to the situation for the LRBs: campgates (500+), city commemoratives (200+), FTRs (400+), tetrarchic folles (300+), and so on.&nbsp; They all have ID numbers, but seeing the coin in the flip nails it down. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, when I&#039;m actually working with a particular coin it isn&#039;t hiding in anything. </p><p><br /></p><p>Clear enough?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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